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IF YOU were a king, you could not command. better talent than is brought to you by the Orthophonic Victrola and Victor records, Yet Orthophonic Victrolas do not cost a mint of money. Indeed, you can even purchase them by paying so much down and so much a month. Plan to come in our store samo day soon and sca what fine-looking Orthophonic Victrolas we havg and how reasonable they are in price. Visit us soon.
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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1929.
DAY BY DAY. »
POLICE RESERVE.
FRIENDSHIP IS THE GREATEST
Lady Clementi, wife of Sir Cecil Clementi, was to leave England for Hongkong in the Empress of Scot-
land on May 18.
mean that a parly would not be raturned to office on such a basis. Another question which arises is whether it is not time Britain LUXURY OF LIFE--Edivard Hole. reverted to the two-party system. Viewing the Labourites as a pro- |gressive constitutional party, there is really little room loft for the Liberals as a distinct political entity. In outlook, these two parties are for all practical pur- poses the same, and we can foresee the time when they must fuse. Such a development, would help very materially to deal with the minority vote ovil...
Viewing the eltuation as
whole, there is no need for per turbation at the possibility of a Labour Government, especially under the conditions which exfat. We all have to rid ourselves of the idea that the official Labourites are dangerous extremists. They are nothing of the kind. They are men of progressive ideas, having the interests of the nation and the Empire at heart. Moreover, the responsibilities of office would
Mrs. H. U. Ireland, Mr. C. Mitchell, Capt. and Mrs. E. Nelson Turner and Mr. J. W. Knott left Maru for Europe, on, Saturday on the as Hator}
on
In our Pictorial Supplement Saturday, we erroneously. stated that MW. Lo defeated the Straits player Khoo IIoo-hye in the singles interport game. In point of fact, the latter won.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT
WEEK.
He Very Idea!
"There is no tax, on marriage Police Reserve Orders by Hon.ye" declared the magistrate Mr. T. II. King, Acting Captain Mr. W. B. Luke) at Willesden Police-court recently, to a young Superintendent of Police, state:
Chinese Company.
4
man. The latter said:
"I have been living in a flat Strength.--Constable 1100 Chen with my father, who is a widower. Jown Che has been taken on the I am getting married, and, with strength of the Chinese Company my father's consent, ala bring- ns from May 28th.
ing my wife home to the flat. The
Summer Uniform-Any mem-landlord has heard about it, anil ber whose Uniform needs altera- as notified my father. that from tion should apply to the Assistant the day 1 bring my wife in the Equipment Officer L/Sergt. R43 rent will be increased by 10s, Gd To'o Chl On giving his rank, num- a week."," bor and name on or before June The magistrate: That is absurd. You got married and defy your 10th..
Signalling. Tho Signalling landord. And certainly, 'do not Squad will attend at the Com-pay any increase in ront.
ancy.
pany's Headquarters for practice Applicant: But he says my in Morse and Semaphore under The engagement is announced, Cr. Sergt. RIG Ow Yeung Kin wife, will be a sub-tenant, and and the marriage will take pince Heng on Wednesday, June 6th at sub-letting will create a new ten- In July, between the Ray. J. 5.80. p.m. sharp. Any other mem- The magistrate: Nonsense! Horace Johnston, of Kowloon, and here of the Chinese Company A wife is no sub-tenant. She is Kathleen, daughter of the late Mr.wishing to join this Squad are re- T. L. Duncan and Mrs. Duncan, qucated to send their names in to bone of your bone, and flesh of your flesh. It is no business of a' Littlecroft: Osterley.
Cr. Sergt. R15,
nd-landord if his tenant wishes to got .. Revolver Practice.. All The late Mr. James McGregor Vanced men of the Chinese Com-married, and I advise you to taike Forbes, Forros, formerly realdent pany (those who have passed Part no notice of his threat to increase in China
2 of Training Course) are remind-the rent. as representative of
ed to nitond at the Kennedy Read Matheson, Ltd.. at Jardine,
of the total Range on Sunday, June 9th for
Mr. Allen Lane, a director of
Booker. Firing will commenco (Ltd), in a reminiscent lecture in at 9.00 am. sharp. Dress-Mufti; London, told this tale: those in possession of private re- thevolvers may bring them.
Indian Company.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. naturally have their due effect. Swatow, left, test (personal estate revolver practice, under Inspector John Lane, the Bodley Head
SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA
The
Facing a numerically stronger in Great Britain, £44,855). Opposition, they would have to avoid controversial issues if they wish to remain in power. But the most cheering aspect of the whole election is the evidence it has provided that Britain has no use
on
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Passengers leaving Tanda for Australia included Mr. J. S. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. I. Anderson; Mrs. Seccombe, Mr. and Parade. All ranks of the Indian Mr. J. L Looney, Major A. C. Company will parade at Police Barry, Mr. 1, Robinson, Capt. Headquarters on Tuesday, June B. Wilks, Mr. D. Danield. Mr. L.
Mr. Arnold Bennett, while in America, wan Inundated with re- questa for his autograph on copies of his books.
A queue was formed. One man,
having got his book signed, taxied home, and returned with another.
Hongkong Telegraph. for the "Reds." Not only did the J. Knight, Mr. and Mm. 11th. for drill under Sergeant Con-Mr. Bennet signed, and the man
MONDAY JUNE 3, 1929
THE PEOPLE'S VERDICT.
are
Hutchinson.
1
Johnstone and Mr. and Mrs. C. R.do. Fall in at 6.30 p.m. sharp. went home for a third.
Dress-White Uniform belt and
Mr. Bennett, now a little tired, cap with white cover. No member asked the man his name, and then may be absent from this parade wrote, "To Mr. Blank from lifs without leave from the Company how old friend, Arnold Bennett." Commander.
Flying Squad.
Communists fail to secure a single seat, but twenty-one out of the twenty-five candidates had to.for-
Mr. B. R. Forster, formerly of feit their deposits, whilst in an Hongkong, was the co-respondent electorate of 28,000,000 they could in a divorce suit filed by Mr. 0. only muster 50,000 votes. Add to. Furrar, a master mariner em-
ployed on the China Coast, on the The weekly instructional patrol that the circumstance that more ground of adultery of his people voted for the Conservatives with the co-respondent. The jury place on Tuesday, June 4th. Fall
at £500.
in at the Taim-taa-tsni Fire Bri- than for any other party, and the assessed the damages
Mr. Justice Hill pronounced A
gade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. fact becomes all the more apparent decree nisi with costs.
Dress-Khaki Uniform. that the Old Country is still sound at heart.
The King's Birthday.
be
wife
BRIDGE MADE EASY
Joy. W.W.Wentworth
4—Pre-Emptive Bida.
of the Kowloon Section will tako
The weekly instructional patral of the Hongkong Section will, taktu place on Thursday, June 6th, Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 pm. sharp. Dreis -Khaki Uniform.
Sharpshooters Company. Strength.-Constable R427 F. Brett has been permitted to resign upon completing one full year's service with effect from May 25th.
(Sgd.) W. KENT, A.S.P., Adjutant.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"For Men Only."
ITo The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1
Sir, consider the time has now arrived when 1 definite portion of the Star Ferries should
*
(According to Miss E. Arnot Robertson, youth is a greatly over- rated period of life).
When we were little girls and boys, and all the world was young,
With troubles sore and grief galore our. youthful hearts were wrung
Our little cara re-echoed the. parental "You must not From morn till night, and
made us quite a peasi- mistic lot:
Througli melancholy nound and verbs we blindly tried to grope And failed to see why "A" and "B" enjoyed such fendial scope."
Then came the dawn of riper years; we grew mature and ange,
So now we urge the same old dirge that "Youth's the golden age."
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Woman at Glasgow-My `daugh- ter was as silent 39 4 closed book, but her eyes spoke volumes. Willesden Wife My husband keeps a restaurant and all the food the children and I get in stale bread and bacon left by the
customers.
One outstanding fact of the General Election nl Home is that, for the first time in the political history of the country, Labour hus secured the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons. When it went into power in 1924, it was in a minority of 67 com-
The celebration by loyal subjects red with the Conservatives, but the 64th birthday of His Majesty throughout the Empire to-tuy of it was able to hold office for ninethe King is to some extent em- months owing to the support re-barrassed by the distressing news ceived from the Liberals. In the of a sudden interruption of His new Parliament which will soon Majesty's restoration to complete When to make a pre-emptive bid moet, the Labourites, although health and `strength. A shade of and when not to do so ja explain- numerically stronger than bither anxiety has been renewed in spite ed in the following illustrative of the other parties, will still need of assurances that the setback is hands:
Hearts K Q X; apades-A K backing from the Opposition if, as just temporary and not to IN possible, they
called regarded as serious, and it has X; diamonde-none; clubs- A K been considered advisable to post-J X X X X. This is a very upon ta form # Government.
strong hand. It holds support Without such backing, they could one, the Thanksgiving Service for either a spade or a heart bid. fixed for June 16th. Birthday There is no necessity of pre-empt- not last a day. The result of the sentiments will, therefore, be ing, as there is nothing to fear. election-Labour on top, but no accompanied by renewed expres- Clubs may not be the best game
A Welshman, accused at Iam- party with a clear majority-is insions of sympathy in his long and going declaration. Encourage
both of using obscene language, be net nside for "Men Only." accordance with our anticinations. trying illness and loyal wishes for bidding on part of partner to de Living
as I do in Kowloon I pleaded that in the "excitement It was evident long before the an early recovery. It was nicet
beat declaration. Eu have to use the ferry and in the of the moment" he lapsed into courage bidding on part of op rush hours I am forced, more Welsh actual, contest, that the Conserva- that the King's Birthday Parade ponents, as you may collect large often than I care for, into the Woman at Willesden-They, lives would lose many seats, in Hongkong this morning should penalties. Bld one club..
closest proximity with perfumed kept me all night at the police whilst, in spite of the tremendous be conducted on somewhat less Spades--A K Q. X X X X young women, clad in little more station. Magistrale-Be thankful
Xthan bathing dresses.
that you had such a respectable. effort made by Mr. Lloyd George ambitious lines than have marked hearts-K; diamonds-Q
In the hot weather or, for that lodging. and his followers, there were very the event in recent years, though cluba-X X X. To pre-empt, bid
three spudes, to shut out a pos-matter in any weather, being com Mr. Clarko Hall, the Old Street few indications of the likelihood the ceremony at the Centopah was sible heart bid. If you were to pelled to sit knee knee and side Magistrate, to man charged with of a Liberal "come-back."
perhaps more than ordinarily bid one spade, it might encourage to side with strange and often theft-Do you want to be dealt Impressive. The day's greetings partner to show hearts, and you attractive young women ls, in my with here? Man--I don't mind if The anomalies of the British are none the less sincere because have no support for hearts, opinion, upsetting to impres-you deal lightly with me, electoral system have once again the outward manifestation does Spades X X; hearts-X X: sionable men.-Yours, etc.,
MISOGAMIST. been strikingly illustrated by the not consist of brilliant pageantry.diamonds-A Q 10 X X X X; clubs
Kowloon, June 2nd, 1929, figures of the aggregate votes.
It can be said in all truth that tain two quick tricks. Pass. These show that whilst Labour has His Majesty has never been In Novices are tempted to bid sccured
most seats, it has had closer contact and sympathy with such holdings. These are danger less support than the Conserva-his people that he la to-day. The ous not because you may not make tives, but, what is more to the gallant fight which enabled him to one or two diamonds, but be- cause you may mislead your part- point, that over 14,000,000 votes overcome an illness of such ner.
cast against Labour can- severity
deepest excited tho
Spádés-A K ́ J' 10 X X X′ X; } didates, compared with. 8,000,000 admiration of all His Majesty's hearts-none; diamonds K Q X;
were
termine
-X X. This band does not con-
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EXCELLENT FILM.
"WHITE SHADOWS OF THIE SOUTH SEAS."
Here is a story of Oriental logic. He had employed a Chi- nese cook for many years, and one day, after a particularly good dir-" ner, decided to raise the man's waɣen.
When the Chinese received the. increased money at the end of the week, he was very surprised,
"Why are you paying me more ?*** he asked his master. The film now showing at theBecause you have been such a In their favour. The Liberals anxious subjects from the highest clubs-X X. This hand is blank Queen's Theatre under the title of have suffered most of all from this to the lowest, "llome and abroad, in hearts. In all probability op-White Shadows of the South good cook," returned his employ- defect in the system, for with well and he has gained a place in pauenta hold great strength in Seas," may be safely commended er, with a smile.
hearts. Bid. four spades to shut to the attention of picture fans, as Then you've been swindling me Oh," the Oriental frowned.
retain. The widespread loving less for any other game-going de tensions, both as content with just over 50 seatu, solicitude with which the Royal claration.
regards the whereas with 8,575,000 votes the Family has been surrounded in the
plausiblilty of its theme, and the Spades-X; hearts-K QJ 10 general all-round excellence, of The disappearance of a valu“. Conservatives, get 251 members, months of trial has provided the X X X; dinmonds-A J X; cluba its production.
able challenge cup during a foot- and Labour with 8,337,000 votes (most effective illustration of the X X. This hand is weak in Eriefly, it tells of the undesir ballers' danco, at the Masonic get 287 seals. Obviously, some solidarity of the British monarchy, spindes, and in all probability fable contact of the natives of the Hall, Oxford, caused commullor measure of electoral reform and the realisation of this cannot strength in spades is with oppon-South Seas with civilisation, a recently.
The cup was the Inter-hotel. enlied for, and since all parties be expressed in better words than ents. A big of three hearts may poignant note being struck in the
shut out bidding. Bid those of the King in his Message hearts.
four unhappy conclusion of the story. challenge cup, which had boon. have, in recent General Elections,
Exquisite scenic shots of the won by the Mitro Hotel team, and to the Nation Inst month when he heen hit by the present anomalies, said:"It has been an encourage-monds-A Q 3 10 X X X X; clubs talichi of native life gives the pro- the winners was drunk in it. At Spades-X; hearts-XX; dia-South; Seas, as well as pictures during the evening, the health of we may reasonably expect the ment beyond description to feel-A X. This hand is weak Induction further educational ip-midnight it was found that it had matter to receive attention in due that my consistant and earnest both major suits. Bid five interest course. The problem, however, is desire has been granted the monds to shot out all bidding. White Shadows" is being shown Spaden-K J X; hearts- A K, until. Wodnesday, according to a not an easy one to tackle, for,desire to gain the confidence and Although it would be possible affection of my people." It is X. This hand contains su
Q JX X; diamonds—K X; clubs special advertisement. the earnest desire of his port for a spade bid. It may be under a system of Proportional now Representation to ensure that no people that the check In His more advisable to play it in
Majesty's progress will be of the spades. Soide experts pre-empt. candidato in a given constituency
shortest duration, and the prayer when holding A KQ JXX, al goes in on a minority vote, the God Save The King" will be though suit does not contain seven
cheme would not necessarily echoed with deeper significance.
cards. Bid one heart, as there is nothing to fear from opponenta.
over 5,000,000 voten it has to be their hearts which he will always out all bidding. Kand is valuc-being a story of considerable pre-for years, eh?"
disappeared, and the loss was re- ported to a police inspector,
A taxi driver told the inspector that he had seen a man running! down High-street with the cup Inj. his arms, but did not interfere sa The recognised the man as a mem- Amsterdam, June 2. Jonkheer Hendrik Louden has ber of the club. Finally, the been elected Chairman of the Board missing cup was traced to the of Directors of the Royal Dutch Randolph Hotel where a local, Petroleum Company In place of the comedian explained that he took late Mr. Gapadone.--Reuter.
It away as a practical joka, ·